Residents of a rural Queensland town say they are "extremely disappointed" a multi-million-dollar solar farm being built for UQ has been given the green light for construction on prime agricultural land.

Residents of a rural Queensland town say they are "extremely disappointed" a multi-million-dollar solar farm being built for UQ has been given the green light for construction on prime agricultural land.

In Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria, one couple has built a solar farm big enough to power their shire in a move to prove the benefit of decentralising electricity and positioning generation sites at the end of the grid.

Locals in one of Western Australia's sunniest towns are fed up with having their access to solar power restricted and say it is putting struggling homes and businesses under further financial pressure.

Residents in one of Western Australia's sunniest towns are fed up with having their access to solar power restricted and say it is putting struggling homes and businesses under further financial pressure.